 His fortune was estimated to be 30 million dollars.After the publication of the expose "Los Demonios del Edén" (Demons of Eden) by Lydia Cacho, he was associated with Puebla-based Lebanese businessman Kamel Nacif Borge in a sexual exploitation ring.In 2004 he was detained in Chandler, Arizona, and extradited to Mexico by a request of the attorney general and Interpol.